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Explore our exciting programme of more than 40 talks, family events and community activities covering a huge range of local, national and global history.

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  • Friday 24, 7:00 – 8:15 pm

    Palestrina at 500

    ‘The Prince of Music’ by Candlelight with The Sixteen Choir.

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  • Saturday 25, 10:00 – 4:00 pm

    The Old Station Experience

    Behind the Lines Tour, Exhibition, Listening Project & VR Experience.

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  • Saturday 25, 12:00 – 1:00 pm

    Amy Jeffs

    Medieval Saints and Old Songs.

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  • Saturday 25, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

    Paint Like Turner

    A Practical Workshop with Cirencester Art Society.

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  • Saturday 25, 2:00 – 3:00 pm

    Charlie Cooper

    Trench Wars: Detectorist v. Archaeologist with Miles Russell.

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  • Saturday 25, 4:30 – 5:30 pm

    Philippa Langley

    The Princes in the Tower: How History’s Greatest Cold Case Was Solved.

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  • Saturday 25, 6:30 – 7:30 pm

    Martin Sixsmith

    The Winstone Talk: Putin & the Return of History: How the Kremlin Rekindled the Cold War.

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  • Sunday 26, 12:00 – 1:00 pm

    The Lost Colony of Roanoke

    Mark Horton.

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  • Sunday 26, 2:00 – 3:00 pm

    Make Mercia Great Again

    Max Adams in Conversation with Dave Musgrove.

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  • Sunday 26, 4:30 – 5:30 pm

    Motherland

    500,000 Years of African Culture & Identity with Luke Pepera.

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  • Monday 27, 11:00 – 1:00 pm

    Historical Cookery School

    Jane Austen’s Regency Tea with Cotswold Cookery School.

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  • Monday 27, 11:00 – 3:00 pm

    Local History discovery day

    Drop in to Find Out All About Your Town, Street or Even House!

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  • Monday 27, 6:00 – 7:00 pm

    Mythica

    The Real Women Behind the Greek Myths with Emily Hauser.

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  • Monday 27, 7:30 – 9:00 pm

    Keith Murray: Art Deco Ceramics

    Talk and Private View with the V&A’s Kate Turner.

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  • Tuesday 28, 11:00 – 4:00 pm

    The Lost Art of Mending

    Fix It with The Cirencester Workbench.

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  • Tuesday 28, 11:30 – 12:30 pm

    Spies, Codes & Hieroglyphs

    ‘Under Fire’ WWII Espionage Workshop with Sufiya Ahmed.

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Also, explore a selection of Walks, Tours and Exhibitions running throughout festival week.